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Blair County taking bids on salvage items

Local News July 23, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is planning to sell a variety of miscellaneous used items to the highest bidders who must submit their bids in writing. An Altoona Mirror public notice advertisement about the sale indicates that used office furnishings, electronics and plumbing fixtures are among the items the county has for sale. The collection is also expected to include items acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as plexiglass barriers no longer in use. Those interested in seeing the available items can stop at the county’s highway department, 281 Loop Road, Hollidaysburg, ...

Blair County awards $1.4 million road repair contract for County Road 104

Local News July 23, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $1.4 million contract for replacement of County Road 104, also known as the Cranberry Road Rehabilitation Project in North Woodbury Township. Commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke voted Thursday to award the contract to Grannas Bros., which submitted the lowest of three bids. The other two bids came from New Enterprise Stone & Lime, at $1.49 million, and Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., $1.59 million. Webster, when recently describing the project, said it will progress in phases and involve excavating about a foot deep to ...

Blair County assessment appeal deadline nearing

Local News July 23, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The annual deadline for Blair County property owners to appeal a property’s assessed value — a figure used in computing real estate taxes — is being adjusted this year to Monday, Aug. 3. The annual deadline is typically Aug. 1, but because that’s a Saturday, this year’s deadline was extended, Blair County Commissioner Laura Burke announced Thursday during the weekly commissioners’ meeting. To appeal a property’s assessed value, the county requires owners complete an assessment appeal form which is available on its website at www.blairco.org and at the ...

Blair County inks deal with Lawrence County to house juvenile inmates

Local News July 23, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is signing a contract with Lawrence County that opens the option, through July 21, 2027, of housing juvenile inmates at a cost of $500 per day. Commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke, who approved the contract during Thursday’s commissioners meeting, said ...

Daily briefing

International News July 23, 2026

Nation New York Trial date set for Maduro NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday, as their lawyers continue to object to the U.S. military action that snatched them from power. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein set the June 1 trial date at the request of lawyers on both sides. District of Columbia Some still waiting for Trump Accounts WASHINGTON — At a rally Wednesday, President Donald Trump touted the $1,000 babies can receive when their parents open Trump Accounts in ...

Ticker: Google’s Q2 earnings of $112.1B beat Wall Street

Local Business July 22, 2026

Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far. The Mountain View, California-based company said Wednesday it earned $112.11 billion, or $9.11 per share, in the April-June period. That’s up from $28.2 billion, or $2.31 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue grew 24% to $119.8 billion from $96.43 billion. Analysts, on average, were expecting revenue of $117.06 billion, according to a poll by FactSet. Earnings at Tesla fall as ...